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- Fire discovery sheds new light on 'hobbit' demise
- Mountaineering ants use body heat to warm nests
- Some surfaces are wetted by water, others are water-repellent: A new material can be both
- It's not just a grunt: Pigs really do have something to say
- Space team discovers universe is self-cleaning
- How planetary age reveals water content
- Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells
- New artificial intelligence beats tactical experts in combat simulation
| Fire discovery sheds new light on 'hobbit' demise Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:59 PM PDT Crucial new evidence has revealed modern humans (Homo sapiens) were likely using fire at Liang Bua 41,000 years ago, narrowing the time gap between the last hobbits (Homo floresiensis) and the first modern humans at this site on the Indonesian island of Flores. |
| Mountaineering ants use body heat to warm nests Posted: 29 Jun 2016 10:58 AM PDT Underground army ants can keep their nests -- called bivouacs -- warm with their body heat; this social warming may enable fragile offspring to survive in chilly mountain forests, according to researchers. |
| Some surfaces are wetted by water, others are water-repellent: A new material can be both Posted: 29 Jun 2016 10:52 AM PDT Scientists have discovered a robust surface whose adhesive and wetting properties can be switched using electricity. |
| It's not just a grunt: Pigs really do have something to say Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:03 AM PDT The grunts made by pigs vary depending on the pig's personality and can convey important information about the welfare of this highly social species, new research has found. |
| Space team discovers universe is self-cleaning Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:03 AM PDT Astronomers have released a catalog of the hidden universe, which reveals the unseen sources of energy found over the last 12 billion years of cosmic history. |
| How planetary age reveals water content Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:03 AM PDT Water is necessary for life as we know it, but too much water is bad for habitability. Therefore, to study the habitability of extrasolar planets, determining the abundance of water is a key element. Astronomers now show that the observation of exoplanets at different ages can be used to set statistical constraints on their water content -- an important result for future space missions. |
| Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells Posted: 29 Jun 2016 06:56 AM PDT Scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer's disease. |
| New artificial intelligence beats tactical experts in combat simulation Posted: 27 Jun 2016 09:51 AM PDT Artificial intelligence recently won out during simulated aerial combat against US expert tacticians. Importantly, it did so using no more than the processing power available in a tiny, affordable computer (Raspberry Pi) that retails for as little as $35. |
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